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STOCKTON -- Hatton Crane and Rigging recently removed a bridge over the California Aqueduct, which runs through the Tracy Plant.
The bridge was about 70,000 pounds and 157 feet long. It supported the conveyor that moved material from one side of the plant to the other.
The bridge removal required a two-crane pick and the use of a mounted turntable on a low-bed trailer. The pick went off without
a hitch, thanks to the expertise of operators Jacob Mendonza, Ken Wentworth and Hatton Crane and Rigting Owner Gary Hatton.
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SAMOA (5/30/2008) -- Like a scene from a moon launch, a 100-foot-tall-tower was
erected in one piece at the Evergreen Pulp mill Thursday morning.
Probably the most entertaining part of a three-week shutdown to upgrade parts of
the plant and perform routine maintenance, employees and contractors gathered around
to watch two massive cranes hoist the tower into position.
The 8-foot diameter tower weighs nearly 90,000 pounds. Despite its proportions,
Evergreen Vice President Jim Lund said it was more economical to have it build in
the Portland, Ore. Area, shipped to Samoa, and hauled upright.
"Houston, we have liftoff," joked Evergreen Vice President Rex Bohn as the tower
was lifted off its ground supports.
Two cranes picked up the tower in a horizontal position, then jockeyed it into a
vertical position. The larger crane -- a 500-ton behemoth from Hatton Crane and Rigging
in Hayward -- then moved the tower over its new foundation and placed it
down gently, slipping it onto a series of bolts that would secure it.
The whole operation took less than an hour.
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VACAVILLE (11/10/2007) -- Yo ho, yo ho, it's a pirate life for 5-year-old Carter
Bell. The Vacaville boy received a bounty of a wish Friday morning as a fully loaded
pirate playhouse was delivered to his home, equipped with a skeleton-filled crow's
nest flying the skull-and-crossbones flag.
Bell suffers from neurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder that causes tumors throughout
the nervous system. He was diagnosed at 2 months old and had his first surgery six
months later. After hearing about Carter's plight, the Make-A-Wish Foundation got
involved and provided the gift. It was hard to tell anything was ailing the energetic
lad as he ran from the back to the front yard with anticipation while decked out
in traditional pirate garb.
Friday morning, the entire family and neighbors took over the South Vacaville neighborhood
as a crane was brought in to lift the playhouse over the Bell home and into the
back yard. It was the culmination of working with the Make-A-Wish Foundation since
February, when Carter decided his wish would be to have the playhouse installed.
Originally, the family thought Carter would chose a trip to Disneyland, but after
talking with one of the people with Make a Wish, the playhouse was chosen.
"All he would do was talk about Mickey Mouse. He wanted to go to Disneyland, but
I knew we'd never make it," said Debbie Bell, Carter's mother. "We were all planning
our trip when the Make a Wish people were in talking with him. I don't know where
the pirate house idea came from, but it's the gift that will keep on giving. He'll
have it for a long time."
As the morning hours rolled on and the crane was setting up for the lift, Carter
grew more animated waiting for the $13,000 playhouse that was brought in from Daniels
Wood Land in Paso Robles. As the truck pulled up, Carter's already big brown eyes
lit up to saucer-size and his excitement was summed up in screams, laughter and
a victory lap around the front yard.
"It's here. It's here," he said. "And it's mine."
Helping with the lift was Hattons Crane and Rigging, based in Hayward. They didn't
do all the work however, as Carter got on a walkie talkie and directed the crane
operator to "bring it down easy." After a few bolts were screwed into place and
the playhouse was decorated, Carter wrapped up his construction career and went
back to being a kid.
"My work here is done," he said while dusting off his hands.
He wasted little time in making plans for his birthday in a few months. "I'm going
to invite 101 friends," he said with confidence. "But they don't have to wear costumes."
Debbie Bell couldn't help being a mom and worried about her son climbing the ladder
of the 14-foot-tall structure.
"Before, we didn't let him have a squirt gun," she said. "Now we have skeletons
and a cannon in the back yard."
As for the origin of his decision, no one in the family knew where the idea came
from. Most pointed to recently seeing one of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies,
but couldn't quite figure it. That was fine with Debbie, because she knew no one
planted the idea in his head. "It was his wish," she said. "It's what he wanted."
(c) 2007 The Reporter. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of Media
NewsGroup, Inc. by NewsBank, Inc.
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